We walked the Jones Beach State Park side of Jones Inlet this morning, despite the snow and ice that made walking a real workout. Highlights included the continuing Northern Shrike observed north of the Fishing Road, mostly staying low and moving frequently. In Jones Inlet the Red-necked Grebe was observed frequenting the inlet mouth. On the WE jetty a flock of thirty Purple Sandpipers passed over the jetty, while approx. ten Purple’s were feeding on the jetty with Dunlin and a single Ruddy Turnstone. Despite the extensive snow cover, we only found Horned Lark’s feeding in the roadway.
I have added a few historical photos of New York birds to my flickr site. These pictures consist of poor quality digitized film slides and a few digiscoped photos taken from the 1970’s to the early 2000’s. Many of the photos were taken with a Spiratone 400mm lens that retailed for $49! As the results of the photos reveal, you get what you pay for. Species include Green-tailed Towhee, Great Gray Owl, Harris’s Sparrow, and others. Ken Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
